" Texas
license plates promote presidential candidates
AUSTIN – Rachel Farris isn't superstitious,
but she knew the 666-HXX license plates on her Scion tC were a bad omen. When a
friend and fellow Barack Obama fan told her OBAMA vanity plates were still
available in Texas, the 24-year-old felt karma shift back her way.
"I went from having devil plates to having
Obama plates," said Ms. Farris, who volunteers on Democratic campaigns in Austin
and has a Texas political blog, www.MeanRachel.com. "I mean, what are the odds?"
Texans are relying on far more than bumper
stickers to advertise their choice for president. They're turning to
personalized license plates to say whether they favor Mr. Obama, Hillary Rodham
Clinton or John McCain – at a cost of $40 a year.
Hot ticket Obama plates like OBAM08 and BO4PRZ
have already been snatched up, according to the Texas Department of
Transportation's Web site. So have HC2008 and MCCAIN. NOBUSH is long gone.
As of this week, HRC08, BARACK, 4OBAMA and
4HRC were still available – but might not be for long.
Meanwhile, some drivers who got personalized
plates before the March primary are already finding them out of date.
After Peter Salaverry purchased 04BUSH
personalized license plates, George W. Bush won the 2004 election. But his luck
didn't hold this year.
The Dallas businessman's RUDY08 plates had
been on his vintage American flag-draped Corvette for mere weeks when Republican
Rudy Giuliani stepped out of the race – turning the tags into collector's items
instead.
"I looked like a soothsayer when Bush got
elected," said Mr. Salaverry, a native New Yorker who now keeps the RUDY08
plates on display.
A self-described "Fred Head," Paul Koenig got
FRED08 tags long before Fred Thompson even entered the Republican race.
Mr. Thompson didn't stay in it for long. But
Mr. Koenig, of The Colony, doesn't regret his plates. The morning he picked up
his FRED08 tags this winter coincided with Mr. Thompson's visit to Dallas. He
got one of the plates autographed.
Ms. Farris has a backup plan. The same friend
who persuaded her to get OBAMA tags agreed to buy her new plates if Mr. Obama
loses.
Meanwhile, Ms. Farris relishes the attention
her plates bring to her favorite candidate. Pedestrians shoot her the thumbs up.
Drivers tailgate to get a better look. And a
girl nearly rear-ended her trying to take a cellphone picture.
"I slowed down to help her out," Ms. Farris
said.
Source: [ dallasnews ]
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